Checking whether an agency is legit upon leasing an apartment from it

Dear sir/madam,

I have just signed a contract to lease a hotel apartment with an agency.

They showed me the hotel apartment and when I say I’d like to lease the place, they took me to their office where we signed the contract. The contract was signed by me and the agent; not the hotel itself.

They wanted one cheque for the contract which includes a deposit and commission; not in 3 different cheques for deposit/rent/commission. Also, they wanted the cheque to be addressed to the agency.

Since I did not have enough money to pay 100% of rent/deposit/commission in one cheque, I asked them that I will give the rent in one cheque the day I move in. However, I gave them a cheque which was 10% of the rent and the agency cashed the amount already.

Is there any way I can find out if this agency and contract are legit?

I called the hotel to ask them if this agency is their official one, they told me they cannot confirm anything.

And I found out that this agency is not registered in RETA. It is only DED licensed.