Submitting... “It is absolutely important that that is done, particularly the aluminium composite material cladding, but also the other forms of cladding as well. “We know that there are a multitude of defects in buildings that can cause fire problems: faulty balconies; faulty fire doors; missing fire breaks; faulty installations and so on, all of which make buildings unsafe. “We could get a situation where the Government pay for the cladding to come off, but it still leaves the buildings unsafe, and leaseholders cannot afford the rest of the costs.” Mr Betts said he had met leaseholders “worried sick that they are living in buildings that are unsafe, but that they do not have the financial ability to pay for the defects to be dealt with”.