CAA said i can't apply for a UK separate license until after 31 Dec, and it looks like I have passed all the deadlines for a transfer to an EASA country.
So on the EASA front, i think I will just have to hope it can still be used in Germany in the new year... the CAA woman on the phone seemed to think an announcement would be made at the end of the month...but who knows.
On the FAA front, I found a way to get an FAA 61.75 license based on my EASA license, with a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) based in Le Touquet for $350 all in (excluding the £46 for the CAA authority to verify license info form).. This would at least allow me to hour build on the N Reg Cessna aircraft at the club in Germany.