It is no secret that, today, parents tend to be wealthier than their children. Wealth built up during a lifetime of work leading to defined benefits pensions and a strong savings mentality combined with home ownership in a market that has seen ever-increasing values means many of today’s pensioners are reasonably well heeled. That leads to an expectation by the younger generation of a windfall through inheritance when a parent passes away. But how and why are your loved ones relying on inheritance?