Neutral / semi-formal

Informal

Letter openings

Thanks for your letter.

It was great to get your letter.

Thank you for sending me your brochure.

I’m writing to ask you a favour.

My reason for writing is to apply for the job I saw advertised.

Sorry for not writing for so long.

I must apologise for not contacting you sooner.

Unfortunately, I am writing to complain about the ...

I am writing with reference to your letter

Signalling the end of a letter

I must go now.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I’ll finish now as I’m running out of space.

Bye for now

If you have any further questions, please contact me again.

Letter closings

Yours faithfully

Hope to hear from you soon

Yours sincerely

Best wishes