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I would suggest that £150 is overkill for your first set on shoes. Just my opinion, but fit is very important and a very expensive pair of Sidi shoes had me in tears after a short ride, but cheap shimano shoes were fine after a 150km ride.
I have found that stiff soles are important but I had a pair of Giro Trans that fell apart. I currently have a much cheaper pair of lace up shoes , but fit is much more important than anything else and they are the best I have had.
I would also suggest these Look pedals as they are light and cheap-
Much better than the cheapest 'real' look pedals in my experience and I move between them and Look's carbon blade pedals without noticing a difference.
If you are a size 45 @dbr has loads of new/newish shoes to sell for a bargain price (he has funny shaped feet) but either way, you could go clipless for about £75 and see what suits you, rather than dropping £210 and finding out you want something else.
Just my thoughts.