Thanks a million chaps. Appreciated

Basically I have been offered secondment to Sydney in Australia, I will be off sometime in the summer for a month or 2 so if I can sell myself over there whilst making sure it is the right thing for me and my family at that time then if they offer me a job I may have to go, on the down side flying opportunities in Australia are rather scarce, there are only a handful of airlines as opposed to a myriad here in the UK & Europe and having spent a small fortune already it will be a waste to let it go to the dogs as already suggested.
On the house front I think that will have to go, we were looking at buying my parents house for them and sticking them in an extention (which they are happy about) so this may have to go ahead, I can then pay £100,000 straight off the mortgage, this will enable me to undertake just about any job out there and not have to worry too much.
Greg, well done mate for doing what you did, I guess it’s always a case of needs must, same with us, lifestyle changes will have to take place, you take money for granted until something like this happens, on the plus side I am insured to the hilt so my mortgage will be paid for a year, phew !! I’ll just have to send the missus out to work nighshifts HAHA