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Leederville takes its name from William Henry Leeder, who was granted land here in 1830, though the suburb didn’t take shape until the Perth to Fremantle railway opened in 1881. From 1891 it was carved into estates including the Leeder Estate, Lake View Estate and Leederville Station Estate, with its own Road District from 1895 and Municipality status until 1914, and public buildings like the school, post office, hotel and police station going up between 1894 and 1898. Lake Georgianna, once part of the Perth wetlands south of today’s Leederville Oval, was drained by convict labour to make way for that growth. The suburb was later cut in half when the Mitchell Freeway was completed in 1973, leading West Leederville to be gazetted as its own suburb in 1998.

The three defect categories we see most in Leederville homes are ageing roof structures on Federation and Victorian-era stock, asbestos-cement materials, and drainage issues on former wetland ground. Homes from the 1890s through the early 1900s carry original roof framing well over a century old, and later additions commonly used asbestos-cement sheeting. Because part of Leederville was reclaimed from Lake Georgianna and the wider Perth wetlands, we check subfloor moisture and stormwater drainage closely on properties near the old lake site and Leederville Oval.

Leederville’s heritage streetscape, including its six State Register listed buildings, sits above ground that has its own history worth understanding. Our registered builders check the structure and the drainage properly, with a clear report within 24 hours.

The difference with WA Building Inspections is simple: our inspectors are licensed registered builders (BP104751). Real Builders. Better Inspections. That’s why over 30,000 Perth home buyers have trusted us.