A structured complaint you can send to any company to explain what happened, what you want (refund/repair/compensation), and a clear deadline for response.
Subject: Formal complaint – [Company name] – [Reference/order/account number]
To: [Company name / Complaints team]
Email/Post: [Support email or postal address]
Date: [DD Month YYYY]
Dear [Company name] Complaints Team,
I am writing to make a formal complaint about [product/service].
Account/order/reference: [Reference number]
Date(s): [Key dates]
What happened (brief summary): [1–3 sentences]
Issue details
What I want you to do
I would like you to: [refund £X / replace / repair / cancel without fees / compensate £X].
Please respond within [14] days with your proposed resolution. If you need any further information, please let me know exactly what is required.
If this cannot be resolved promptly, please treat this as a request for your final response so that I can consider escalating the complaint through the appropriate route (where applicable).
Yours faithfully,
[Your full name]
[Your phone number]
[Your email address]