Vivere has acquired the Lansdowne House site on Coltbridge Terrace in Edinburgh [Photo: Sky Cam]Newly-established Vivere hopes to have 200 extra care homes around Edinburgh over the next five-to-seven years. Vivere is a joint venture of Probitas, a specialist in extra care and senior living homes, and Stephenson Group, a contractor and mixed-use investor-developer. It plans to transform this into the brand’s first community of extra care homes in the city. Scott Curran said: “It is our aim to create a portfolio of high-quality extra care living communities in Scotland, commencing in Edinburgh. Alongside delivering best-in-class extra care schemes, our approach is to partner with Scottish businesses, suppliers and operators who are local leaders in their field to provide the care services and amenities for our new communities.