New kitchen cupboards/kitchen where to begin

It's an upheaval, isn't it?

Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to post. It will be less stressful too i suppose going to professional store

I would find a reputable handyman and let him give you a quote.

People often sell on their kitchens when they have new fitted, so that could be an option, if you didnt mind.
I had new doors and work surfaces done in mine, but the cabinets are still falling apart.
It did smarten it up for a good 15 odd years, though.

Go to a reputable kitchen design & fitting showroom. They will talk through your options, measure up your existing kitchen and, using specialist computer software, design a fitted kitchen to suit your space.

You are better off going to one of the larger DIY stores and looking at the kitchen there , you can then either go with them as a complete job, they will come and measure and arrange fitters. Or if you have friends ask around if anyone has any recommendations of a good handyman/ carpenter who would come and do the measuring as well as the fitting. If you want the same configuration of units that you have now , you can check prices of the kitchen at the dig store, they have noticed up saying this kitchen for £ xxx. Even a small kitchen will probably cost in the region of £5,000. We had a medium size one about 10 years ago and it cost us that without the cooker.