I've had both hover and wheeled rotary. The hover is slightly better for
irregular shaped lawns, but remember, the more they fill up the more they
lose their hover anyway.

I'd go for a wheeled rotary with a roller on the back. That way you get the
stripes as well.

Funnily enough, I need a new mower myself after my Flymo's given up after
just 6 years. At Homebase tomorrow (29/04/05) they have 10% off day and
already have some great prices on Qualcasts. I'm planning on getting a
Qualcast Power-Trak 4000 @ £98. It's £149 most other places.