Previous contact
 
1. Thank you for your e-mail of 15 February 2018. 
 
2. Further to/ With reference to / Regarding your last e-mail,...
 
3. I am sorry for not having contacted you earlier. 
 
Reason for writing
 
1. I am writing in connection with our telephone conversation. 
 
2. I have been given your contact/ I have received your contact from my colleague, John Brown. 
 
3. We would like to point out that/ draw your attention to the fact that...
 
Giving information
 
1. I am writing to inform you that...
 
2. We can confirm that...
 
3. I am happy to inform that...
 
4. I regret to inform you that...
 
Attachments
 
1. Please find attached my report on the trends in employment. 
 
2. I attach my report as a pdf file.
 
3. I enclose the attachment with....
Asking for information
 
1. Could I ask you for information on...? 
 
2. I would like to know / find out if ...
 
3. I would be interested in receiving your latest offer. 
 
Requests
 
1. I would appreciate it if you could...
 
2. I wonder / I was wondering if you could ...
 
3. Thank you in advance for your help in this matter. 
 
Promising action
 
1. I will deal with the matter tomorrow at the latest. 
 
2. I will contact you again soon.