Buying advice for new appliances

Hi there,

Stumbled on this site by accident and glad I did…about to buy our first home and need a new washing machine, dryer and fridge/freezer and are complete newbies. We want to get good quality appliances but have a moderate budget (i.e. approx £1,500 – £1,750 total) so please let us where we should be looking:

Washing Machine & Tumble Dryer: 2 people with 2/3 washes a week, normally around 2/3 full. Line dry most items and tumble dry socks, etc. Want something that will help with sensitive skin and can deal with very hard water. Tumble dryer, waiting to hear if there is already fittings for a vented machine but please suggest both types.

Refrigeration: tend to keep more fresh foods, but would like a 50:50 split or as close to that as possible. Don’t want a double style (american fridge) and it will be in the kitchen, which has underfloor heating but close to normal room temp most of the day. we would like space for wine bottles (approx 3-4).

Edit: Just read that you advise with cookers too. The previous owner installed an AGA S-Series Six-Four Dual Range Cooker which he is taking with him so we need something to fill this space (rather than get integrated units which we would have preferred). The AGA is too expensive and not suitable for us (we don’t want the constant heat), but we need something of a similar size that fits within a sub-£2k budget (or nearby). Need at least 4 gas hobs (one big enough for a wok) and 2 ovens (both fan assisted and at least one with grill capability). What’s the best route for us?

Sorry for the long post and many thanks for the help in advance!