To drop my kids off at partying neighbours at 6am tomorrow

Could you put some loud music on while they are rough with their hangovers? Put the tv or stereo against the adjoining wall with some really loud music the kids will love. Banging on wall constantly and claiming you’re doing DIY.
Kids playing outside and making loads of noise. Play with them outside and all be really noisy. 😄

No it's not a free for all before 11pm. A noise can be unreasonable any time of the day in our city. Not that usually our city does anything about it apart from that one time.

I had this. I reported them to noise abatement who then got in touch with the university who got in touch with the landlord. This was after me being ignored by the landlord and the students.

The landlord and the university came round and the landlord shouted at them to turn the music off. It appears it was too loud even though he told me from London it wasn't! That year's students were fine after that.

For many on this thread it would seem 😞

Genuine question

but if before 11pm, is it basically a free for all?

I think a few posters on here need to take note that it was quiet by just after 11 pm. The fact that the OP has children that get up very early has no bearing on what is considered anti-social.

What times are these parties? If before 10pm you won’t get far with the council noise team re garden, if blocking the street the police may get involved. Professional security seems highly unusual for a student party, I’m guessing this isn’t your typical 5 kids in a 3 bed semi student house set up???

In your favour is that the weather is taking a turn for the colder so partying outside will loose its appeal.

Do your children have a drum or 2?

The university only coming out after 11pm presumes that the noise is of a level which would be okay during the day and only too much at nighttime. Might be worth going back to then and saying that the level of noise is such that it is unacceptable any time this frequently, not just at night.

Maybe make the point that you expect the students will appreciate quiet themselves at exam time, so the university should encourage them to be respectful in their turn.

"One neighbour disturbed me so I want to disturb all my neighbours". Normal.

If you have any adjoining walls, I would be throwing a tennis ball at them on repeat for the whole morning.

and in answer to the ‘we’re allowed to have ‘pre’s’ comment, I’d be saying yes but you’re being an antisocial nightmare and not considering anyone else in your selfish mindset.

id also be reporting them to the uni every single time. They won’t get kicked out for one party but they should get a reminder of the code of conduct and it’s on them to not let it get to the point of being kicked out.

I'd be up at 5 am, wedging a heavy bass speaker against the party wall, max volume and go out for the morning. If I don't get any sleep, they wouldn't either.

do you really think in this day and age using the police for noise is acceptable ! This is an issue for council environmental health department

Crazy frog on repeat from a mega speaker, (worth the investment) day after the party from as soon as it all goes quiet and then go out for the day with an overnight stay and give them 24hrs of pain !!!!!

Surely you just call the police everytime this happens?

I had someone trying to break in to my house threatening to beat me up (in less polite words) and they wouldn't come out.

Many many years I had a similar party next door, I was in a terrace so the bedroom was the width of the house so no way to get away.

Fortunately I had a fantastic hi fi system in my bedroom, that somehow got switched on as I went out to walk the dog, oh and the speakers had turned to face the wall.

I came back to them banging on the wall.

Anti social twats -heavy metal girl here and have been last 40 + years but not loud enough to annoy neighbours- I'd def speak to the uni, if they are twats now they probably aren't that bothered about their degrees tbh.

That’s good too - name and shame them for their anti social behaviour. And obvs complain to the landlord.

Noise complaint to council. And police when it’s past a certain hour. Keep on it, every time it happens. It’s despicable - totally selfish and totally anti social to neighbours. They could go out like normal people.

And the OP’s other neighbours?

I think recording and sending to at least the local paper is a good idea. Possibly posting in social media too and linking to the uni.

Alternatively, the garden hose turned over the fence? They might enjoy that though.

Will the kids listen to an audio book or bedtime music? We live next to an event space and it's not exactly a thumping base sound system but there's often extra noise and the audiobook covers it enough to get them to sleep. Once asleep not much will wake them! But all kids are different obviously.

Ps mine wake between 6.30 and 7.30. but they're not often asleep until 8.30. no symptoms of over tiredness. Could you shift to a regularly later bedtime for more of a morning lie in?

ETA mine are same age as yours.

This is not a helpful comment but you reminded me of an event back in 2002, when my partner (a woman, like me) and I invited another female couple round for dinner one Saturday night. After the meal, we were just sitting chatting in the lounge when the door was knocked.

Two police officers said they'd had a complaint we were having a very noisy party. As we stood there, we could all hear the music coming from the street behind us, but the rozzers didn't seem to twig this, so we invited them into the lounge where the other two women in their 40s were sitting holding cups of coffee.

My partner then led the plods out to the back garden, so they could hear for themselves where the disturbance was coming from. All they said - after a few moments of silent reflection - was "Right. Thank you madam, enjoy the rest of your evening." And then left!

Didn’t you video the party where there were hundreds of people? Someone must have, I would have sent it to everyone I could think of. Keep recording the parties so you have evidence.

Large speaker against the adjoining wall.
Find a never-ending heavy metal playlist on Spotify. Stick it on and turn it up to 11. Go away for the weekend 👍