wouldn't it be better to remortgage your uk property(this will release equity and give you money to live on) and rent it out(check out how much your bank can remortgage your property for with the rental income covering the repayments). as the uk market is down you will not get a good price for your house now.On return to uk in a few years you will still own your home, it will have gone up in value, do not underestimate the uk market.