Catholic with too much time after a house (7)
I believe the answer is:
cottage
'a house' is the definition.
(I know that cottage is a type of house)
'catholic with too much time' is the wordplay.
'catholic' becomes 'C' (abbreviation as in RC for Roman Catholic).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'too much' becomes 'OTT' (short for over the top).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'c'+'ott'+'age'='COTTAGE'
'after' is the link.
(Other definitions for cottage that I've seen before include "Small house, in the country say" , "Small house with a single storey" , "Small place" , "Small single-storey dwelling" , "Country residence" .)