Location: Prime Central London

London has pipped New York to be named as the world's top city for foreign estate investment opportunity, according to a survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate.

"The London influence on the rest of the UK remains weak," says Jackson-Stops & Staff, which has led to two very distinct markets emerging from the economic woes of the last five years.

The London suburb of Fulham saw more £1m+ sales than any other area of the UK last year, with a whopping 335 deals at an average price of£1,779,323.

The Chinese state-owned developer Greenland Group has just bought the 7.75 acre Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth from Minerva, in a transaction with a total investment value of around £600 million.

Egerton Crescent in South Kensington has been given the title of "Nation's Most Expensive Address" by Lloyds Bank for the second year running, with an average sale price of £7,369,000.

Reporting back from the salubrious Surrey & Berkshire suburbs, Julian Amos reflects on last year's game of two halves and why this year's buyers need to take advice from those in the know...

Prime central London prices turned in a strong finish to the year, with a 0.8% rise in December halting a ten-month slowing in the rate of annual growth, which had dropped to 6.9% in November.

Jones Lang LaSalle has announced an upping of sticks from Hanover Square this year as it consolidates its West End teams.

You didn't happen to show a Kazakh millionaire called "Oleg Duchenko" around any properties in 2013 did you? Chauffeured Bentley, dark glasses, heavy Eastern European accent? No? Phew...

The majority of prime resi's pundits are looking forward to this year - 2014 - with a sense of hope and vigour.

2013 was a truly vintage year for vintage property.

It might be a bit late - even for Santa - to organise this year, but which properties would the professionals like to wake up and find the keys to on Wednesday morning?