My advice to you would be to decide on some features you like (looks like you've done this) and then go onto Mothercare or whatever, sort all prams suitable from birth by price and quickly write down a few brands/models, going up until you get bored or until you start to think this is silly money. This way you avoid the stupidly expensive ones and get a starting point.
Then go onto those prams' brand websites, and see what various models those companies make. This way you can make a longlist and then start to look through reviews etc. The reviews should narrow things down (although while finding reviews, you will find recommendations for similar models, which makes it a bit longer before it gets shorter.)
Once you have a shortlist go in person to the nearest stockist and try some of the prams out.
WRT your points:
- easy for one person to fold or pick up
> Reviews will tell you this - many claim to be easy to fold or lightweight, but google "pram name + fold" and you'll get more realistic reviews. One for the longlist stage.
- able to handle lots of bumps and not mega heavy.
> Tricky to get both of these. Generally handling bumps = large wheels, especially air tyres, and/or suspension, but large wheels (and suspension systems e.g. with springs, air etc) add a lot of weight. But this is something you can look at in your initial scout of websites. Both size of wheels/presence of suspension and overall weight of system - will be on product specifications. Air tyres can get punctures.
- can be converted to face both ways/use a carrycot
> Something you can look for in initial scout. But 99% of those marketed as "from birth" will fit one or the other of these. Worth noting many babies only fit into/tolerate a carrycot for about 3 months, and they tend to add in the region of £1-200. I personally prefer a hinged seat that can either be flat, reclined or seat shaped, as opposed to bucket seat which tilts. I would personally look for this over a carrycot, but that cuts out a lot of prams as this is a rare feature these days (it means they can sell you the carrycot as a £££ essential extra or bundle it as an "amazing saving").
> It is worth researching your car seat separately, possibly first. One tip which is useful to know is that many car seat brands use the same adapters, sold as maxi cosi/universal adaptors. Often when you get bundles they will come with the maxi cosi car seat but there are other newborn car seats available. Usually worth noting - if you fancy an isofix (or seatbelted) base to "click and go" in the car, these are not usually included in pram bundles and they can be more expensive than the car seat - so check the price of the base first before you get stung there. (One last point: You're often told you "save money" by getting a base which can last for the next seat too - it's a bit of a ruse because most seats in the next stage don't need a separate base! It might still be the right choice, but it's not necessarily as much of an advantage for you as the salespeople say.)
A few exceptions but generally brands that fit onto Maxi Cosi adapters:
Maxi Cosi, Cybex, BeSafe, Joie, Nuna, Recaro
Brands which only go onto their own pushchairs/have more rare adapters:
Britax, Graco, Cosatto, Mothercare, Migo, Hauck, My Babiie, Silver Cross
- Won’t need replacing in 6 months time if we have a monster baby!
> I wouldn't worry about this unless you see yourself using a buggy significantly past the age of 3 or you have family history of gigantic children, I've never seen a pushchair rated for less than 15kg (average 3yo), and you can go a bit over the weight limit without it being critical, it's not a car seat. But if you go for a cheap brand you might find it falls apart.
> I know nothing about jogging prams so can't help here.
Brands I'd recommend to look at in the mid price range - some of these have higher priced models and more reasonable ones:
Britax, Cybex, Joie, Mothercare, Maxi-Cosi, Mamas and Papas, Silver Cross.