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Original poster

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

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Cheepcheepcheep · 15/11/2025 22:37

I won’t do this (I think!) because it wouldn’t be good for the kids but ideas welcome.

My 3yo and 5yo couldn’t sleep 2 weeks ago thanks to a wild party held by our student neighbours (sound system, professional security, hundreds spilling into the street).

DH is away with work this weekend and they are having ‘pres’. In my day this meant shots in the house and games. Now apparently it’s 50+ people shouting and screaming in the garden.

I knocked on their door earlier and explained that, we know we live near a uni campus, some parties are expected. But having another huge party 2 weeks later and keeping my tired preschoolers up (with no notice, I’d have taken them to my mum and dads had I known!) is unacceptable. I said I was going to be up with them at 5.30am (as usual) tomorrow and threatened to drop them over while they’re nursing their hangovers.

Obviously I won’t drop 3 & 5 year olds in a house of hungover students at 6am but AIBU for being tempted?!

OP posts:
Gettingbysomehow · 15/11/2025 22:45

Call the police. That's what I do.

TheNightingalesStarling · 15/11/2025 22:45

Complain to the university. Its likely in the code of conduct to be respectful to neighbours.

MrsMoastyToasty · 15/11/2025 22:44

Ring the police. Report as a noise nuisance to the council.
Failing that put the kids telly on repeat and full blast...or start learning the recorder/trombone/bagpipes.

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Cheepcheepcheep · 15/11/2025 22:44

Apparently was a friend of theirs who had a badge and was willing to do it.

Happy to dox myself - I live in a suburb of Guildford near to Surrey uni.

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HeddaGarbled · 15/11/2025 22:44

Blimey, what sort of students can afford professional security?

StillweriseLH · 15/11/2025 22:43

Professional security? Hundreds of people? What sort of residential area are we talking here, because professionals who have been hired to keep security up surely won’t be letting hundreds of people in a three bed semi?

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Cheepcheepcheep · 15/11/2025 22:41

nomas · 15/11/2025 22:39

I won’t do this (I think!) because it wouldn’t be good for the kids but ideas welcome.

You won’t do this because you can’t, they will rightly shut the door in your face!

Re unacceptable noise, complain to their landlord and council.

Well that too. But I quite like the idea of banging on their door anyway!

Council don’t care. Landlord is some conglomerate offshore. Tempted to report them to the university who are fairly good but don’t want to screw their degrees, just want to get them to understand the impact of their decisions.

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Gowlett · 15/11/2025 22:41

They’re not going to stop. There’s not much you can do.

Original poster
Cheepcheepcheep · 15/11/2025 22:39

For the record we live in a residential area, lots of older people and families. We are used to having student neighbours but this lot seem particularly intolerant of being in a suburban area. I have spoken with them at length…

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nomas · 15/11/2025 22:39

I won’t do this (I think!) because it wouldn’t be good for the kids but ideas welcome.

You won’t do this because you can’t, they will rightly shut the door in your face!

Re unacceptable noise, complain to their landlord and council.