The party could be over for noisy revellers in Brighton and Hove.

Council bosses have launched an investigation into rowdy short-term holiday lets, used by visiting stag and hen groups.

There were nearly 3,381 noise complaints to the city council in the last financial year, of which 2,435 related to domestic cases including noisy neighbours.

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The new investigation is being spearheaded by Councillor Geoffrey Bowden.

He said: “I have known about this problem since I was elected as a councillor in 2011.

“The Queens Park Local Action Team identified this as a particular problem but I know it extends across the city.

“I found whichever door I knocked on in the council, I was told it was somebody else’s problem.

“Hopefully the scrutiny panel will get to the bottom of it and we will come up with recommendations to manage the party houses.

“East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service estimates that there are some 300 party houses in the city.

“While it is appreciated these operations may have an economic benefit for the city, they also give rise to a considerable number of noise nuisance and antisocial behaviour complaints – particularly in residential areas.”

Firms which let out the houses for between £300 and £3,000 say the party animals contribute thousands of pounds to the city’s economy.

Brighton Holiday Homes lists 96 properties – with room for up to 27 people in each – on its website.

Crown Gardens offers another 117 properties and offers a range of “treats” to enhance the hen and stag party experience – ranging from barebottomed butlers to burlesque and pole dancers.

Alice Wright, from Hove, said her life and that of her neighbours, was made a nightmare when a party house was set up in a quiet mews.

She said: “There must be a way of monitoring which properties are being set up as party houses.

“It’s obvious when a property isn’t suitable for such a purpose, because of impact on immediate neighbours or surroundings.

“If these houses are created, neighbours must be informed and provided with contact details for complaints and emergencies.”

Last year the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce debated the issue of party houses, when Michelle Stonehill, from Brighton Holiday Homes, said each weekend visitor brought an average £500 into the local economy.

She said: “The neighbours of our properties have actually told us that they are pleased the houses are no longer rented out to students or sharers.

“They are glad the houses have been refurbished as they improve the area and the neighbours have no trouble at all with them being rented at weekends.”

Residents can submit their views online at http://bhccresident community. ning.com/BHscrutiny/ partyhouses.