The newly opened RE/MAX Select estate agency in Bexleyheath feels it is backing a revolution in the property industry.

Director of RE/MAX Select, Harj Thind says the RE/MAX concept is ideally suited to the property industry because it focuses on the individuals involved and feels the best interests of both consumer and provider are linked. It is different because its agents benefit from the freedom of self-employment and the security of an established brand.

The system was inspired by the North American service culture in which RE/MAX was created, where clients and standards are at their most demanding.

Harj said: "RE/MAX was born in a more regulated environment, where service and delivery are essential. It operates under an efficient and effective system where all RE/MAX agents are self-employed meaning they are even more motivated to deliver the best service they can, ensuring good care of vendors and maximum time for buyers.

"It is also a co-operative system, RE/MAX provides agents with the complete office set-up, with state-of-the-art facilities and tools. These are all reasons why RE/MAX has, uniquely for a property business, enjoyed 32 years of month-on-month growth and now has more than 114,000 agents."

Harj added: "Our agents have all the benefits of self employment, including an up to 80 per cent share of commissions and flexible working arrangements, but are insulated from the many risks and fears of going independent. You are in business for yourself but never by yourself."

RE/MAX also offers a referral system for those wanting to buy, sell, let or rent in any of the more than 62 countries it operates in, or even in the neighbouring town.

Harj and his partners have always lived in the Bexley borough, they know the area well and are closely involved with the people. They have a strong business background with a long-term interest in property.

They were familiar with the RE/MAX concept and its reputation for service and innovation and saw it as an answer to what Harj calls an anomaly in the industry.

Harj recognises buying or selling a home is probably the most important transaction a person can make and feels RE/MAX can guide people with the appropriate care.