I went to UKFT to find out about licence conversions and was not impressed. They took me for an idiot, trying to sell me overpriced courses with unnecessary ad-ons. I read a post on pprune a while back in which someone described them as used car salesmen, and that is exactly how they seemed to me.
I did my PPL at ADP in California, and am currently doing my instrument/multi ratings with the freelance guy as mentioned above.
He's good, but I suggest you opt for slightly more than the cheapest accomodation he offers, which is $250.
