Office Address:
Rougemont House
Rougemont Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 1LY
T: 01722 422300
F: 01722 422121
DX: 58017 Salisbury
Senior Partner
Tim qualified as a Solicitor in 1987 originally working in London’s West End. He had earlier spent 4 years in the music industry releasing 7 independent dance records and doing various production and session work. Having dismally failed in an attempt at pop stardom he then returned to law, moving to Salisbury in 1996. He went into partnership with Tim Bonallack and the law firm changed its name from Bonallacks to Bonallack & Bishop. Since then Tim, as the firm’s owner and only equity partner, has spearheaded the expansion of the firm, seeing it grow by well over 1500%.
In October 2007 Tim gave up running a legal caseload to concentrate full-time on business development including developing a new niche practice area in advising on the sale, merger and acquisition of law firms. He has been responsible for the firm’s take over of 6 law firms in Salisbury, Andover and Fordingbridge, the development of over 20 separate specialist web sites and the development of a series of specialist niche areas of practice for clients locally, regionally, nationwide and overseas – most recently for property investors.
He plays a particular role in marketing and is responsible for major and strategic decisions and now sees himself as an entrepreneur who owns a law firm. Tim has firm plans for continued expansion of the firm in the next ten years.
In addition to owning Bonallack & Bishop, Tim is developing a residential property portfolio – as a director of Eastgate Property Development Ltd, a property development and investment company specialising in commercial to residential conversions, Woodhenge Limited, a co-living product company and in 2021 has just set up a family SSAS pension (small self-administered scheme) to invest in commercial property. Tim is also a regular speaker in the property community with around 50 zoom talks under his belt since coronavirus it. And you can see him every month as 1 of the panellists on the popular monthly Ask The Property Expert live Zoom Q&A.
He has been married to the firm’s Practice Director, Jane Bishop, since 1991 and they have two sons – Johnny and Charlie.
Areas of Work
- Strategy
- Leadership
- Business development/marketing
- Developing the firm’s specialist property investor team
What People Say About Tim
“Tim has grown his Solicitor business into one of the very best in the area. We have worked with his team on many occasions and they have always delivered a highly cost effective service. I recommend Tim and his business”
William Fox Grant, Owner & MD of Fox Grant Estate Agents
“Bonallack & Bishop look after the legal aspects of our property portfolio, myself and a syndicate of colleagues own 10 shops, 8 flats and an office building, we have found them to give excellent advice particularly regarding commercial leases and service charges. I have no hesitation in recommending them.”
Steve Bicknell, Chartered Management Accountant Financial Director at SCA Group
Personal Profile
Hobbies/Interests: Family, music, Chelsea fan
Favourite Drink: Champagne
Favourite Groups/Artists: David Bowie, Roxy Music, Sparklehorse, Mercury Rev, The Hold Steady, Wilco
Influential Figures: David Owen, Richard Branson, Bill Gates (giving almost all his money to charity!)
Most Treasured Possessions: Family photos & my 256GB IPod
Proudest Moment: Apart from the birth of my two sons and my wedding, hearing my first single played on pirate radio in the late 80s!
Personal Ambition: To take over the world – or at least those bits within walking distance.