Regional inheritance expectations revealed

It found 53% of people in those regions had been given an inheritance compared to 46% in the London region. More than half of those polled (52%) in the Midlands the North had also received an inheritance. Quilter's research, undertaken by YouGov, also looked at gifting during a person's lifetime. Between a quarter and a third of those surveyed across the different regions were unsure if they would be able to gift money during their lifetime. Retirement planning expert Ian Browne said: "Gifting between the generations is increasingly a lifeline for younger people as they struggle to ge...