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worst case you come back and live in your place.
Well yeah exactly, this has always been my philosophy but I now feel responsible to make the 'best' choice with what luck and generous inlaws has gifted us.
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Ultimately, no one really knows what's going to happen in the housing market over the next year or two. Even the experts disagree. Unless you were really unhappy in your house, I'd stick to your original plan and see what the state of things is on your return, then make a decision. As Hugo 7 said the worst case would be still owning/living in a house in London. And that's always going to be a good investment in the long run.
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I think there are too many factors to give a simple answer, so I would do as dst said, work out the numbers and stick to your plan of going away.
For most people it is hard to find times in their life when they could take 6m off. If you have that opportunity don't pass it up.
Imo un-expert opinion London prices will more or less be stable over the next 18m (provided you are in a sensible location and the property is somewhere people want to live, rather than somewhere they are prepared to compromise to). Properties outside London will see a small decline.
If you know what you are doing, the most turbulent times tend to have to greatest opportunity. But if you're not a financial guru and don't want to spend your trip studying your investments then it wouldn't be my first choice.
If you have work when you return worst case you come back and live in your place.