Your price range is the most important question here. If you’re not looking to spend more than £250 - just go with the doc martens. They’re good shoes and with proper care they can last a really long time. Additionally, many more expensive brands that this sub considers BIFL aren’t going to be doing ‘trendy’ makes like this because it’s not timeless and thus doesn’t appeal to their base of people looking for shoes for life. The main issue with these shoes is going to be the metal hardware - in some years time you might see that starting to degrade, but if you keep it dry and clean (and salt free in the winter) I think there’s no reason they shouldn’t last or that they won’t be repairable should something happen.