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Okay, gone through it all properly now.

Switched my plans for cooking to a gas camping stove, thinking this:
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/outwell-appetizer-2-burner-stove-p403681
it's two rings, cheap and will run off small disposable canisters and save me having a big refillable bottle.

Get the car adapters for all your goodies so everything runs off 12 volts, eliminating the need for an inverter. If you absolutely can't live without shore power, then a generator is your best bet.

Is "goodies" phone chargers etc? Googling "12v car adapters" gives me things that go in your cigarette lighter and charge via USB. If so I'm going to need more juice than that. I need fridge, laptop and a few other bits. Definitely need plug sockets. I'm thinking a full system like a caravan would have.

So I guess my question is, "what is different about caravan power compared to the power in my house? Are there going to be things I just can't power?"

Thank you so much for such a detailed response!

I think most of that makes sense, there's a few things to think about there but I will come back to you if I have any questions.

I was thinking of keeping the van pretty basic and not installing gas or mains hook up. I will often be at places like festival sites where there is no hook up and they can have funny regulations about gas.

So my plan was to just use leisure batteries. But as I'm beginning to look at cooking options it is becoming apparent that maybe I can't get the power for say an induction hob from a leisure battery. What I'm reading is that leisure batteries tend to be 12V and some one ring induction hobs I'm looking at are 220V.

I have zero electrical knowledge, I plan to get the actual install done by an electrician, but I need to be able to tell them what I want.

What I'm hoping to power:
induction/electric hob
small water pump for kitchen sink only
ceiling lights, lamp/bedside light/fairy lights/softer lighting
plugs for - phone chargers, my laptop, printer, lightbox for design work, small kettle, toaster and food processor
Obviously not all at once...

Any help very gratefully received!