I've got a few (30yr old) K&M stands and they're good. I wonder if they've changed the washer material in the swivel joint? I expect they'd sell you an additional counterweight to make up for that
I've no idea how easy the DR Pro stands are to buy in the UK. If the OP doesn't want to pay £40 quid for a stand, Studiospares also sell their own brand line (chinese knockoffs?) at very attractive prices. But they do ship via DPD, who are (in my experience), rather unreliable & terrible liars.
(No, you didn't try to deliver it, I was in, you didn't try to deliver it again, and you didn't take it to the collection point either)