The Liberal Democrats are considering whether to extend their policy of levying a mansion tax on homes worth more than £2m to cover other properties, including second homes.
An internal consultation paper being drawn up says there "may be merit" in applying the 1% levy on those with a property portfolio worth that amount.
Plans to tax assets such as jewellery are also being considered, reports say.
It comes after Labour backed the idea of a £2m mansion tax on Thursday.
The Lib Dem proposals, to be debated in March at the party's spring conference in Brighton, could see owners of rented properties and holiday homes drawn into paying the tax.
Options under consultation also include a French-style wealth tax on personal assets, such as jewellery and paintings, according to the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Times.
Lib Dem MP Tessa Munt - who has helped to draw up the consultation paper - described the move as an "interesting idea" which would be put to members at the forthcoming conference.
But Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Stephen Williams said he expected the plans to be "firmly spiked" by activists, while the document itself says the move would be "generally quite complex to administer".
'Interesting idea'Some party members are understood to favour the move to tax properties as a potential vote-winner in the South West, where second home buying has caused controversy by forcing up house prices.
But some senior Lib Dems are said to have concerns that the plans could see some people taxed twice, because landlords already pay tax on rent they receive.
The move - set out as part of preparations for the 2015 general election manifesto - emerged after Labour pledged to support a mansion tax to fund a return of the 10p starting rate of tax, scrapped by Gordon Brown in 2008.
Labour challenged the Lib Dems to support it in a Commons vote.
A spokesman for the Lib Dems said: "This consultation is part of the process of asking for ideas on how to ensure a fairer tax system.
"It is up to Lib Dem party members as to whether these eventually become party policy."
The idea of a mansion tax was first proposed by the Lib Dems before the last election although the Conservatives oppose the move and the policy was not adopted by the coalition government.
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