Home prices in east London surge in 2015
The central borough of Westminster, which includes the neighbourhoods of Marylebone and Mayfair, had zero price growth; Kensington and Chelsea saw a 4.3% gain
Madrid
HAYLEY Johnson, a 37-year-old retailer, had planned to sell her rental property in Plaistow in east London. Soaring values have made her think twice.
"The area is starting to have that up-and-coming hipster feel," she said in a telephone interview from her home in the London district. "Given the jump in value since buying and prospective price growth, I'm now in two minds."
