About Bedford - Ritchie at Tarn Residences

We offer a personalised, bilingual, professional service seven days a week. We have been in the area for many years and are very passionate about this special area of South West France and have extensive knowledge and experience of the property market in the Tarn, Aveyron and Tarn et Garonne.

Tarn Residences, the Bedford and Ritchie team with Residences 81 Tarn

Kirk Ritchie - Delphine Salingardes - Laurette Bailey - Paul Bedford

Bedford - Ritchie, Our company

The Headquarters of our business are in the city of Albi, with a second operational office in Cordes Sur Ciel in the Tarn. We are registered members of FNAIM and have full professional indemnity insurance to protect both buyers and sellers.

View from Bedford Ritchie estate agents of Cordes in the Tarn

View from our offices in St. Jean up to Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn

Our role

We believe we have a reputation for honesty and offering impartial advice. Our job is to listen to you and understand your needs, as well as to advise you and help you every step of the way in finding your perfect property.

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Our commitment

Our aim is to make your search for a property as smooth and pleasurable as possible. We can also advise you about banks, mortgages, currency exchange, insurance agents, schools, doctors, dentists - even where to play golf. After all, your search is not just about choosing a house or even a new home - it is about helping you to reach a purchasing decision which we trust will endure and make you very happy to have chosen the Tarn.

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Why are we different?

We find that the key to a relaxed yet efficient time spent for you, is in the meticulous planning by us.
We take time to listen, to interpret your needs and to ensure that we follow your ‘brief’ as closely as possible.
We have all heard stories of asking for, say, “a restored cottage with pool” and ending up being taken to a fallen down ruin! We understand that there is nothing more frustrating than wasting half a day seeing houses that an agent would have known was wrong for you had they only listened.
We know our properties – we specialise in rural properties from classic stone country houses to village hideaways.
We work hard to ensure that the homes we propose represent good properties, fairly priced and likely to appeal to our clients.
In preparation for your visit, we can arrange accommodation locally in hotels, chambres d'hôtes or gîtes. Please see the links page for extra information.

Buyer or seller?

The same level of commitment is made to vendors and purchasers alike - we passionately believe in offering a top-quality service to all our clients.
Should you be a vendor, we will endeavour to give you honest, straightforward advice - not only about your property, but also about the marketplace in general.
We have an active marketing strategy and ensure that you are kept up-to-date with our progress.
In addition, after each visit we report back to you with the potential purchaser's comments.