It's official - Chiswick is hipper than Notting Hill |
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I.H.T. cites our enclave as London's hottest neighbourhood
A recent article in the International Herald Tribune cites Chiswick as London’s ‘hottest neighbourhood’. In a lengthy feature written in a somewhat ‘advertorial’ tone, the IHT journalist takes her reader on a journey through the streets of Chiswick. What transpires is that our enclave's elevation to the upper echelons of stylishness is based on the fact that hip names such as
Chiswick’s demographics, according the estate agents interviewed, consist of “once big-budget trendsetters in central London who moved out to Chiswick”, media types, and a whole host of celebrities. Colin Firth, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Waterman, Kate Beckinsale and Ant & Dec all get a mention. Notably out of the three agents quoted in the article as experts on the local area, two do not have offices in Chiswick.
January 14, 2006
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