Selling Up, Buying Later

wanderlove

Hi all,

I'm hoping for some advice please..
I'm debating selling my property and moving abroad. My partner is abroad (non EU) and there are a couple of properties we are interested in doing up to rent out as a holiday home (when the travel industry comes back to life). I wouldn't touch the equity from my house and I would want to return to the UK in around a years time as we are really keen to start a family. I don't like the area I live in and lockdown has shone a light on some questionable neighbours. I'm not currently employed; my art business has seen me through the last few months. 

I would want to move to a new area when I return so would rent and get 6 months of salary accrued.

What are peoples' perspectives, please? Would me going off the the credit rating map for a year or so affect me getting back on the property ladder?

Appreciate some words of wisdom.

Thanks,
R