c# Linq XML - Problems with looping

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Hi there I'm trying to parse an XML file into a list of contacts, but having problems:\[code\] public List<ContactModel> GetContacts() { var doc = XDocument.Load(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(@"..\App_Data\Contacts.xml")); var result = from items in doc.Descendants("Directory") select new ContactModel() { Id = items.Attribute("ID").Value, FirstName = items.Attribute("FirstName").Value, LastName = items.Attribute("LastName").Value, Telephone = items.Attribute("Telephone").Value, Email = items.Attribute("Email").Value, Room = items.Attribute("Room").Value, Building = items.Attribute("Building").Value, Location = items.Attribute("Location").Value }; List<ContactModel> contactList = new List<ContactModel>(); foreach (var item in result) { contactList.Add(item); } return contactList; }\[/code\]I get a null exception when it's trying to loop, what am I doing wrong?Thanks for any pointers!XML\[code\] <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?><ContactDirectory> <Directory> <ID>1</ID> <FirstName>Peter</FirstName> <LastName>Sutt</LastName> <Telephone>777888</Telephone> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Room>3.44</Room> <Building>Westside</Building> <Location>Leeds</Location> </Directory> <Directory> <ID>2</ID> <FirstName>Fred</FirstName> <LastName>West</LastName> <Telephone>1234</Telephone> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Room>1.23</Room> <Building>Cromwell St</Building> <Location>Gloster</Location> </Directory> <Directory></ContactDirectory>\[/code\]