IPhone 5 wifi disconnecting randomly since iOS 7.1 install

Since updating recently to iOS 7.1 my iPhone 5 has decided it will only connect to a wifi network if I'm within 2-3 metres of the router. My iPad hasn't been updated to iOS 7.1 and still works as it did, and my wifes iPhone 4 hasn't been updated either and that still works fine.
I use my iPhone for work as well - it links via a wifi signal to a camera which I can then operate from my iPhone. I attach the camera to a pole which is then extended up to roof height to do roof surveys with. Problem is that the wifi signal drops once the camera is extended any further than 2-3 metres (making roof surveys impossible now) which suggests to me that it's not a router issue but more a problem since the iOS 7.1 update. The wifi link with the camera worked perfectly prior to the update. I've tried colleagues phones (not updated to 7.1 yet) and they all work fine so I'm convinced that it's the phones wifi that's the problem.
I've reset the network settings, didn't make any difference. I've reset the phone using the home button/screen off button and that didn't work either.
I've just backed up the iPhone again so I guess the next step is a full factory reset?
My nearest Apple store is close to 100 mile round trip so taking it into a store isn't ideal.
Any other thoughts? Seems there's a lot of others having the same issue, anyone managed to find a fix for this hugely inconvenient issue yet?

You should reset your router before doing anything else. Just unplug it for 30 seconds, then try to connect to it again.

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