Why pay £30,000 when you don't need to? Who gives a toss where you get your licence in the long run. Trouble is some people need or like everything handed to them on a plate, they have no ambition to go out and research what can be done and for how much (not having a dig at normb, but some of the others on these forums)
I know of a company in the US, specializing in taking UK/ICAO PPLs with 150 or so hours and training them so they walk away with a JAA fATPL, FAA CPL/IR, including all conversions (carried out in the UK), in ten weeks (minus ATPL exams). Cost is £13800. I won't put their name on here as I am not intending to advertise, but doing some research will save you a shed load of cash in the long run!
Cheers
EA