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12 May 2018
The Times
On Penny & the A24 Story
Penny Streeter interview: the head of HR firm Ambition on how her £140m business started as a homeless refuge
19 May 2018
The Daily Mail
How Penny went from a homeless, pregnant, single mother to one of Britain's richest women: Now worth £157 million she says she's still plagued by fears it could all go wrong
3 March 2019
The Telegraph
Penny Streeter: 'How I went from homeless to being on the rich list'
12 March 2020
Recruiter
Penny Streeter: Growing Ambition
27 April 2020
The Sun
I was homeless for two years before starting my own recruitment business — now I'm worth £208 million
12 May 2020
Forbes Africa
No More Penny-Pinching For Penny
Disruptors Podcast
Rob Moore
Homeless to £208 Million "an incredible, motivational and emotional rollercoaster"
"Penny Streeter has built one of the most influential business stories of our time and she has done it twice."
— The Sunday Times
The garden, the vineyard, the press
June 2018
Financial Times
On the estates & the wine
Robin Lane Fox visits Leonardslee during restoration: "If anyone has the energy and planning to revive the place, it has to be Streeter."
2018
BBC Gardeners' World
Penny and Leonardslee feature on BBC Two — a full year before the gardens reopen to the public
2024
Tim Atkin MW
Benguela Cove — seven wines scored. Catalina Semillon 2022 at 95 pts.
2025
Decanter
Decanter Buying Guide cover Leonardslee Family Vineyards. Brut Reserve 95 pts. Blanc de Blancs 94 pts.
2025
James Suckling
2025
World's Best Vineyards
Leonardslee Blanc de Blancs — 93 pts. "Refined, focused, distinctly English."
2025
Oz Clarke
2025
Michelin Guide
2024 · 2025
WineGB
"A great example of how English sparkling wine is leading the world in balanced, beautiful style."
2025
Jancis Robinson
2026 Guide
Platter's
Leonardslee Family Vineyards reviewed — including the first English sparkling with Pinotage.
Leonardslee Family Vineyards enters at No. 56 — eighteen months after launch, ahead of Moët & Chandon.
Leonardslee House receives a Michelin Key — Restaurant Interlude named AA Overall UK Restaurant of the Year.
Leonardslee House receives a Michelin Key — Restaurant Interlude named AA Overall UK Restaurant of the Year.
Platter's South African Wine Guide — Benguela Cove receives two Five-Star ratings (Vinography & Estate Chardonnay 2024).