This Friday the Channel 4 TV show A Place in the Sun begins its three day tenancy at Earls Court in London and Primelocation International will be there, along with 160 companies offering overseas properties for sale and homebuying services.

Headlining the event will the show’s three most famous presenters – Amanda Lamb (who presents the show’s video, below), Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman – who will be appearing on stage to give advice about buying foreign property and answer questions about their work as TV presenters and signing copies of A Place in the Sun magazine. But they will also be joined by other experts including LBC radio presenter, property investment guru and Apprentice TV show contestant James Maxx.

VIDEO: Watch Amanda Lamb introduce this year’s A Place in Sun Live show

Primelocation International’s property analyst Nigel Lewis will also speaking every day at the show on the main stage, revealing ‘ten things you didn’t know about overseas property’ including which country has the easiest buying/conveyancing process; which town the Spanish holiday home revolution started in, which country offers the best quality of life and which day was the best financially to buy a property in Europe over the past year. Catch him during the show at 11.45am on Friday, 12.30pm on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday.

And if you want a free ticket to attend the show – follow this link to claim yours.

James Bond, one of the world’s best loved action heroes is back with his latest adventure, Quantum of Solace. The films are notorious for taking place in some of the world’s most stunning locations and, if you want to follow in his footsteps and live where Bond’s been, here’s a round-up of some of the top property locations 007 films have featured.

Panama City
Panama makes its appearance in Quantum of Solace and it’s a very well-timed inclusion, as property in the country is booming at the moment. Located between Colombia and Costa Rica, Panama’s a comparable size to Ireland and has coastlines bordering the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It’s already very popular with North American buyers and tourism in Panama has become one of the fastest growing in Central America. As well as areas around the coastline, Panama City is one of the hottest places to invest in property.

Montenegro
The film Casino Royale was partially set in Montenegro, with a particularly high stakes poker game located in a Montenegrin casino. The country has recently become even more accessible for property buyers, thanks to the launch of direct flights from the UK. With tourism increasing, there are likely to be good opportunities for renting out properties too.

The Bahamas
The sandy white beaches and pure blue seas of the Caribbean islands in the Bahamas have featured in several Bond films (no wonder, as they’re gorgeous), including Thunderball with Sean Connery and Casino Royale with Daniel Craig. The Caribbean is one of the ultimate dream locations for foreign property buyers and, with no income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax, it’s got definite perks.

Cagliari, Sardinia

Sardinia
The beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, the second largest in the Mediterranean, was included as a location in The Spy Who Loved Me. Located 120 miles from mainland Italy, it’s blessed with a diverse landscape and numerous sheltered sandy beaches. Already favoured by many rich and famous stars, Bond fits into the lifestyle here perfectly. The Spy Who Loved Me was filmed in the Porto Cervo area of Sardinia, one of the most popular areas of the Costa Smeralda on the north-western shores of the island.

1. New flights scheduled from London
As of summer 2008, new flights from London Gatwick Airport to Podgorica in Montenegro have made the country more accessible to people in the UK – meaning you can expect a major boost in tourism from Britons keen to experience Europe’s next great holiday hotspot.

2. A clever Tourism ‘master plan’
In 2001, the Montenegrin government unveiled a blueprint for all their tourism targets right up to 2020. So anyone letting out their investment property in Montenegro can basically kick back and relax while a steady stream of holidaymakers cruises into the country, courtesy of a very organised and extensive tourism scheme.

The plans include major new resort complexes and marinas opening up and down the coast, featuring million-dollar golf courses and luxury hotels.

So far tourism has risen 17% per year since the plan’s implementation, making Montenegro one of the fastest growing holiday destinations in the world.

Daniel Craig as James Bond

3. Bond. James Bond.
I’m prepared to admit that Daniel Craig looked mildly delish in his first outing as Bond, James Bond. Yes, he can wear a flimsy blue swimsuit like nobody’s business. Yes, that tux lent him a certain je ne sais quoi. But let’s not kid ourselves here – we all know the real star of 2006’s Casino Royale was not the gin-swilling lady-killer. As far as film sets go, Montenegro’s mix of natural beauty and Euro-glamour provides a pretty stunning backdrop. So stunning, in fact, it refused to stay in the background and (sorry Daniel) actually seemed to steal the show.

They say in the film industry you should never work with children or animals. Perhaps they should add Montenegro to that blacklist.

4. A-m-a-z-i-n-g properties on offer
Like this and this.

5. Mountains, beaches, lakes, national parks, bays and canyons
(Okay, yes. I tried to cram six reasons into one. Sorry about that.)

What this country lacks in size it most definitely makes up for in natural diversity. From the Rivieras to the coastline to the mountainous central regions, Montenegro must be fairly close to the top of the list in terms of jaw-dropping magnificence to be found in Europe.