I understood the OP But... if you take on a lodger and then leave them on their own for 6 months then basically you have let it out? The same problems would apply if they did not pay rent or damaged the house while you were not there.
As I see it you have three solutions.
A) either leave house empty, might want to check the terms on your house insurance if you do this.
B) Sell it before you go
C) Pay some one to look after it for you!
C is not as mad as it seems, there are web sites that have people looking for short stays. They find some one who is willing to house sit for a price with a contract that states it is a short term stay with as little as 7 days notice to vacate. This means you do not have a lodger you have not let it out and it is not empty.
I did look at this route but decided it was too expensive for me and option A was not for me. I would still have had to pay standing charges and water rates etc on an empty house with the problems of insurance.
Hope this information helps and sorry if it appeared I misread your original post.
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