Light switch relocation (fair price or DIY?) (Ed.)

[flameport]

, or is this totally doable?

It can be done, but not in the way you might expect.

Cables can't be left in the walls where the old switches are, so the most likely method would be to:
cut a section of coving out directly above the existing switch
cut away plaster or whatever there to locate the existing cable
remove the cable
join to a new length using a suitable permanent method (not screw terminals)
run that cable either above the ceiling or behind the coving to a position above the new light switch
chase the wall vertically down to the new switch
install a box in the wall
repair the walls
connect and test the new switch
replace the coving sections
fill & redecorate.

Repeat for the other room.

The electrics were completely redone when the previous owners extended the house about 5 years ago.

That should mean a consumer unit that's recent and suitable but that would need to be confirmed before anything else.

 

[Old Salt]

Quinetic....wireless....maybe=less headache?

I have one controlling 2 outside lights that works without problems.