National cabinet will consider putting commercial landlords on the $130 billion JobKeeper scheme as it looks to ward off a collapse in commercial real estate in shopping centres and offices around the country.

The effective ban on all non-essential activities triggered by the coronavirus crisis has seen customer numbers plummet at almost all retailers outside supermarkets and pharmacies, forcing dozens of chains to lay off thousands of staff and shutter stores.

Vicinity's Chadstone mall before the pandemic. Credit:

Top retailers such as Solomon Lew's Premier Investments are now refusing to pay rent on shops around the country leading to warnings of a domino effect across the economy.

Property lawyer Kitty Vo, a partner at Hall & Wilcox, said the coronavirus was having a huge impact on both tenants and landlords.