LJ Hooker heir wants to tap suburban landbank his grandfather created

Michael Bleby Deputy property editor Sep 20, 2026 – 4.00pm Real estate heir Janusz Hooker wants to use the network created by his grandfather, housing pioneer Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker, to sell east-coast Australia’s landlords a granny flat he has designed, and is tapping the country’s wealthiest families to fund putting it in their backyards.