thinking french future

SORRY , won't do it again . any other advice for me  regarding my question . where would you start to look

My apologies if this question has been asked before  , can anyone give me a list of the various outgoings that I would incur if  I owned a property in France . I am thinking of buying now whilst there may still be  a bargain or two left  as its impossible to buy anything in the UK .  1 -In GB we have the council tax bill based on two people .What is the French  equivalent , does it depend on the region  is there a scale ? . WHATS THE BEST WAY TO CHECK WHAT I MAY PAY WHILST BROWSING AT VARIOUS PROPERTY.. 2 Water  /  do they have meters and mains as we do  ,  whats the charges ? 3-What other charges do they hit you with . 4- IF I bought a do up with a bit of land but didn’t finish the house for a year or two ,  would I have to pay anything on it as a council tax ,  if it had a bit of land would I pay for that as a tax as well WHILST NOBODY WAS IN THE HOUSE AS IT WAS BEING RENOVATED . Hope somebody has the answers , don’t be shy help a novice out , Many thanks   THINKING FRENCH FUTURE