Faulty Goods and Consumer Complaint Response Letters

Letters for responding to consumer complaints about faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 – refund in the first 30 days, repair or replacement, final right to reject with a deduction for use, partial refund, requests for evidence, and rejecting a claim fairly.

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Faulty Goods and Consumer Complaint Response Letters

About this document

What it’s for

Getting consumer rights wrong can turn a small complaint into a chargeback, a bad review or a small claims case. These letters reflect the remedies in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in plain English, so staff can respond quickly, consistently and fairly.

When to use it

  • When a consumer reports that goods are faulty, damaged, incomplete or not as described
  • When a repair or replacement has failed
  • When you believe the fault was caused by misuse and want to decline the claim

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Letter 1 – Full refund (within 30 days)
  • Letter 2 – Repair or replacement
  • Letter 3 – Final right to reject after failed repair
  • Letter 4 – Request for more information
  • Letter 5 – Declining a claim (damage not covered)

How to complete it

  • Check when the goods were delivered – the remedies depend on timing
  • Choose the right letter and fill in the details
  • Keep a record of the complaint and outcome

Key points to check

  • Within six months of delivery, faults are presumed to have been present at delivery unless you can prove otherwise
  • You must not refuse a valid short-term rejection within 30 days and insist on repair

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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