CONSIDER THE FACT YOU ARE WILLING TO SECURE AT THE END OF IT ALL £85000 ON YOUR PARENTS HOME
Please, I implore you - don't do that. How much do you ACTUALLY know about being an airline pilot? Have you asked a real-life line F/O what the job is really like? Have you actually looked beyond the Ray-Bans and the nice uniform?
I can assure you - it's a great job, I wouldn't swap it for anything else. But worth putting my parents' house on the line? Considering the current economy and recruitment market? No. Trust me, it's not worth that.
Not saying don't train - but be sensible and don't be blinded by fancy images and FTO marketing and "the dream".