If a landlord does not qualify that rent payments received are being accepted as mesne profits then they have resurrected the tenancy.
But these days most rent payments are performed by faster payments transfers, requiring no intervention on the part of the landlord to demonstrate agency in "accepting" them.
What then does "accepting" payments entail for the purposes of legally resurrecting an AST?
Does it simply mean receiving without serving notice of treating them as mesne profits in response?
Many people can receive transfers into their accounts without being aware of them for days after the fact, so is there a timeframe within which such declaration must be made to prevent resurrection of the AST/SPT?
