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Denis Hill is the principal of LJ Hooker Home Loans Newcastle | Hunter Region. Prior to joining LJ Hooker Home Loans Denis operated his own successful boutique brokerage for 16 years, looking after the home loan needs of people in Newcastle and The Hunter. Prior to this Denis spent many years with a major bank where he specialised in residential and business banking management.
Denis brings a wealth of experience and is completely customer focused.
Denis has co-written DON’T GET REJECTED – The benefit of using a finance professional, due for release January 2025 with business partner Erica. Outside of work, he spends his time in his home garden, with his family and friends and was an avid competitive sportsman over his lifetime playing rugby league, tennis, squash, golf and representative cricket even at one time playing with West Indian legend Andy Roberts.
Denis is a JP (Justice of the Peace) holds his own Australian Credit Licence (ACL390541) is a member of FBAA (Finance Brokers Association of Australia) and AFCA (Australian Financial Complaints Association). He holds a Cert IV in Financial Services and has a strong philosophy in doing business for good and has served on several boards, hospitals, golf clubs, cricket clubs etc and now supporting several local and global charitable organisations.
LJ Hooker Home Loans is a real alternative to the banks, providing a more personalised approach, and specialist guidance on property purchasing and home loan refinancing. Our home loan products offer a wide range of features including free redraw and offset, combined with fully mobile online account access.
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