I have a Miele washer dryer - they are expensive, but they are brilliant. They wash really well and dry perfectly (on the 'extra dry' setting). They even do your hand washing )
I would absolutely recommend them. Mine has been going for 11 years, and is only just now starting to fail me. I will replace it with the same. Good luck!

I agree separate is best, but if you don't want to take up the space, I've found AEG to be very good (unlike other brands we've had before which were rubbish at drying) Ours was about £950 from John Lewis. The cycles are slow (both for washing and drying) but I can actually say it does both very well.

I agree with mrscontractormum. In my experience a separate (Tumble) dryer not a condenser is best. Plus it removes fluff too. You'll need to have an outlet drilled but besides that, it's the best option we've found.

We bought a Bosch washer dryer when we first moved into our old house. Nine years on it was all still working but did on average need an engineer out annually to replace a part. I think there are just more things that go wrong with washer dryers, so hence the annual repair jobs needed to keep them going.

I think a decent washing machine and dryer combi is as rare as a unicorn. In our household when we come back with loads of washing from holidays, we actually take the suitcase to the local laundrette and get a service wash done.

They can normally do it in a day and you pick up clean dry washing that's been folded ready to be put away or ironed.

How about Miele?

When my washer/dryer fell ill, it was just the drying bit that went so I could still wash, maybe worth checking if you haven't... I then bought from Lakeland a dry soon heated airer. It is fab and did the job (although not as quickly as a dryer and you do need to have an airer standing around) until
I got my new kitchen and a separate washer and dryer. Just a thought!

anyone before I drown in washing? A washer dryer that actually dries clothes rather than just heating them up for a couple of hours? Thanks!

Having moved home last year the washer dryer in the new house was doing well... but it just died and since its a Fagor brand it's apparently at least 5 years old and parts can be hard to get...anyway we need a new one. I had a Neff at our old house and it was rubbish. broke many times and didn't really dry that well.

We may be replacing our kitchen in the next year or 2 so will likely eventually get a washer and dryer, but right now I only have space for one appliance.

Can anyone recommend one? it's intergrated, but any brands recommendations or ones to avoid would be welcomed.

of course we just returned from half term with a ton of washing so great timing