From the archive: The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord

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From the archive: The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord – podcast

theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/oct/08/from-the-archive-the-blackstone-rebellion-how-one-country-took-on-the-worlds-biggest-commercial-landlord-podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.
This week, from 2022: the giant asset management firm used to target places where people worked and shopped. Then it started buying up people’s homes.…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-10-08 04:00:14.