8th March, and the contract duration was 6 months.

It means that the deposit was not held in a tenancy deposit scheme or whatever it is called.

Can you embellish more on complaint 1? It is the six month contract we are talking about. Number 2 is a bit out of my knowledge base - how do you know the conversion was not granted permission? When did the conversion occur? Ans: We had a visit from some body from local consul , when he applied for planning permission to convert. The consul guy commented about it. But, I am not interested in following this one either, as it has nothing to do with it. The letting agent gave me a contract and that's it as far as I am concerned.

Hi, In case , I am unable to arrange the property in time, and I am at the end of my notice period can I ask my letting agent to give me extension of two weeks. Is my letting agent bound to give me extension, or can he forcibly evict me in that case. Regards, Hassan Amin

There are three parts of the complaint: 1). He did not put the deposit in a standard account. 2). He rented me a flat , which was converted from a single house but the conversion was not authorised by the council. 3). He made a commitment to me that all bills are included in my rent, but then I got a notice from council tax. At that time only, I realised that there was no mention of bills in the letting agreement. By all these acts, he acted dishonestly and caused me severe problems. Now as the situation stands today, the tenant is considered criiminal by default. It is the tenant who submits all his details(bank, employeer etc), and the landlords hide behind letting agents. In this situation how a tenant like me , who is a foreign student having little understanding of laws or legal dealings in this country survive ? For a person like me , London has proved to be a worst kind of jungle. I am totally devastated. By going through a legal complaint , I want to ensure my rights on one hand and ensure that letting agents and landlords act within law and do not bend the laws to their advantage. Second, it will give me confidence to be able to defend my rights in this country. Regards, Hassan Amin

Hi, I want to file a formal complaint against my letting agent, without having to hire lawyer. Is there a government body that sees into such complaints and take acton if provided sufficient proof of illegal or inappropriate dealing or practice. Regards, Hassan Amin

Then what are my options ?

Hi, I am moving to a new place. Now my new letting agent is asking for reference for my old place(landlord/letting agent), whereas my old letting agent is in no mood to give me reference. Furthermore, its just two more days for my notice, and my letting agent is threatening to move in new tenants. I really dont know how to deal with this situation. Regards, Hassan Amin