If she stays on benefit she won't get all her rent covered.

Often, however, the rents collected don't cover the cost of operations and repairs.

The three rents would just about cover your mortgage payments.

If the rent covers the mortgage and taxes, he added, renting new homes makes a lot of sense.

So in some cases, the monthly rent might not even cover my mortgage bill.

You've decided that the rent will cover all the costs?

He contended that the increases were necessary because such low rents did not cover owners' operating costs.

They were paying $1,500 a month, so the rent covered the mortgage.

In some cases, even if they rent them out, the rents will not cover their costs.

If the house had been purchased at least five years ago, the rent might well cover mortgage payments, eliminating one burden.