Query received through Cllr's Office states "Cllr is in receipt of this letter regarding an Account Query of St Saviour’s Anglican Church who are being over charged with a an account that does not belong to them as the church. There currently three accounts belonging to the Church.<div>Attached is the detailed documentation of all the accounts including the unknown account". - letter uploaded as reference</div><div><br></div><div>QRC RESPONSE: Rates Department responded on 17.03.2023 as follows:</div><div>Please find the attached copy of a Deed Search confirming that the property (Erf 13822 of East London) is registered as Diocese of Grahamstown.</div><div>Account 10056589 is the owner account on Solar and reflects the owner name as registered, this is the account where property rates would be charged if they were not exempted from rates.</div><div>It is noted that there is only refuse and sewerage billed on account 10056589 while all other services are billed on (tenant) account 10000356 in the name of St Saviours Church. </div><div>As BCMM does not hold or open tenant accounts anymore, perhaps the accounts need to be consolidated into the owner account and the name however will remain as registered at the deeds office.</div><div>An explanation of the above has been e-mailed to: taft-walton@tiscali.co.za as the contact details in the letter.</div>