Gifting could be money giving to you by a parent to put towards the house, winning Lotto !, parents gifting you their equity. Something that is not classified as genuine savings.
Genuine savings mean that you save up over a period of 6 months or so, to place a deposit on a house. Usually the lender just wants to know if the deposit hasnt been borrowed.
Now-a-days lenders are becoming more lieneant on genuine savings and soon i wouldnt be surprised if Genuine Savings was wiped out.
Genuine Savings could be a factor of an approval, if Lenders Mortgage Insurance was involved.