Hi mr blue ... and Welcome to the HOC.
It's usually a good idea to post pics of your Heritage, otherwise the natives tend to get restless :wink:, worse still you'll get the dreaded :this_thread_is_useless_withou ...
I hear what your saying about the prices of gear in the UK, if you think that's bad you wanna move to Ireland ;D
Lately I've been getting my guitars from the US, my three Heritages I bought from dealers and even after factoring in shipping and taxes they were still a bargain.