Replacing carpet with wood, engineered wood, or laminate (actually, probably not laminate)?

[MuffinMclay]

I need to replace the carpet in our sitting/dining room with something, but can't decide what. I don't like laminate, so have probably ruled that out, but can't decide between proper wooden flooring or engineered wood.

We are planning on trying to sell our house in the next year or so, so don't want to spend a fortune, but at the same time want it to look good in order to help sell the house. Also, we are all very clumsy and messy, have a dog, so don't want to wreck the floor before we sell the house. I'm wondering if engineered wood might be a false economy.

House a Victorian semi (albeit devoid of 'period features'), with dark wooden window frames, if that makes a difference.

Oops, no idea how that happened.

Have you thought of Amtico / some cheaper version of a stick-down wood-effect. It is indistinguishable from wood and very hardwearing, that's why it gets used in shops.

Pretty sure that people would think it was real wood if you didn't tell them.

Lots of great ideas, thank you.

Isn't Amtico as expensive, if not more so, than wood? Seem to remember MIL spent a small fortune on it for her bathroom. I guess it is easier to lay though.

I don't mind spending the money if it looks good and is hardwearing though.

We've got Amtico (not our choice) It is very hard-wearing but you can certainly tell it's not wood.