The hotel owner will have blocked that room off for 3 months for you and probably your freind didn't explain correctly the possibly bit. Has for tm30 didn't they say they could write you something on headed paper I'm pretty sure that's enough for a licence.
Immigration won't care, police won't care. They will tell you to get a lawyer, who will care for a few hundred thousand, but you won't win. A deposit on what sounds like a dive can't be that much, put it down to experience and move on. Even if you stayed the 3 months been a model Tennant, there would have been an excuse keep the deposit, but you booked for 3 months and defaulted always check terms of contracts. Also the hotel owner blocked that room for you for 3 months they would be out if pocket you just cancelling
Get non o easier to get and you can still get a work permit. Not hard you no need an agent, you can apply for non o from your country get 90 days which then you can extend. Work permits easy just get your missus go the labour office there helpful.
Thanks appreciated , I have done the wife's a few times just had her mother and her freind over uk aswell so I'm up to speed on doing visas. I just think I read somewhere you can't do a visa within 6 months of one expiring but not sure if it applies to her having uk residence. 🤔
yes if i could, it would have been ideal to keep her with the residence permit but rules is rules. So yeh 10 year is the next option. Mind I might just go France stick her in a dinghy I wouldn't have mess around form filling then 😁