I'm in exactly the same position as the op on this topic. Came home to the UK this morning, sat at my home office desk at 9am & just stopped for lunch, my day so far has been taken up by phone calls to estate agents, solicitors, work related bits & all state the same, I'm off for 6-9 months asap, see you next summer when it's too hot for me in July & August.
PS: Am looking for a long term winter let, seperate topic on here if you can help, thanks.