Is it too early to ask them to turn it down?

[JammyGem]

Our NDN are having what sounds like a party. It's not bothered me much up until now. I was in the bath and could hear music so loudly and clearly that I assumed my XP (we still live together) was playing his music a little too loud. Got out and went to knock on his door to turn it down as I was planning an early night when I realised it's from next door. XP is getting frustrated as he cannot hear the programme he was watching, and I'm pissed off as I have to be up at 5 tomorrow for work.

It isn't the first time we've had problems with NDN but we thought it was new tenants in there as it's been quiet for a couple months since we last had to ask them to be quieter - before we've always let it until around 2am to go round but I'd rather not let it get to that.

WIBU to pop round now and ask them to turn it down? What if they're new tenants and think we're just being really fussy? I don't care about noise any other time, I'd just like to sleep tonight...

Oh, definitely go and ask them to turn it down. 9pm on a school/ work night is very unfair.

Sorry, should say that the (possible) ex neighbours used to have parties every week that went on until 4/5 in the morning, hence why we thought they were new and are a little over the top in our reaction more sensitive to it.

My NDN came round once and asked us to turn our film down one afternoon. We had been watching the entire LOTR series of films (so lots of screams et)c in surround sound and had no idea it was so loud next door.

We were mortified and wished they had come round sooner (of course we turned it down and took flowers the next day as a second apology)

YANBU, if it's loud enough to cover the tv and for you to think it'a your XP in the room next door then I think you are very reasonable.

I wouldn't go round at this time, I think I wouldn't go before 11pm.

We have students next door and they regularly have loud parties. Our general rule is we don't go round before 11pm (even though it's bloody irritating and often wakes toddler DD up way before then). I guess I just feel like noone would take us seriously if we complained before then. They don't ever listen anyway. They once brought us a bottle of wine round to apologise, then had parties for the next 4 nights running. Due to this we are moving out at the end of march (private rental).

Well XP has said he'll wait until 10 then go round. I'd personally wait until 11 and so I plan to knock again then if they haven't turned it down.

if it was a regular occurence i'd have a talk with them about it about how we could resolve the problem and if that failed get the environmental health in, although it would help to keep a diary of times, dates etc if it got that bad. 11pm sounds about right though imo.

I'd wait until 11 too. 9pm is very early to complain about music unless your walls are actually thumping.