ASP,NET MVC errors

Hello All ,

i have am try to search a table named BUI_TAB using a pinnumber , this table is linked to another table in my database called CUS_TAB , using CUS_ID which is a common field on both tables

I keep getting this error ......

Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State

Error CS0266 Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Linq.IQueryable<>' to 'System.Collections.Generic.List'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?) LiberiaWaterBillingApplication C:\Users\chinedu\documents\visual studio 2017\Projects\LiberiaWaterBillingApplication\LiberiaWaterBillingApplication\Controllers\DataEntryController.cs 33 Active

////////////////.......................................this is my viewmodel................./////////////////////////////////////

public class Building_Customer

{

public string PIN_NUM { get; set; }

public string NEW_TAR { get; set; }

public string BUI_TYP { get; set; }

public string ASS_UNI { get; set; }

public string OCC_STA { get; set; }

public string SUR_NAM { get; set; }

public string OTH_NAM { get; set; }

public string ZON_COD_NEW { get; set; }

public string ZON_NAM_NEW { get; set; }

public string LOC_NAM { get; set; }

public string CUR_SNA { get; set; }

public string CUS_TEL { get; set; }

public string CUS_ADR { get; set; }

public string CUS_ADR2 { get; set; }

public string PTY_CON_STA { get; set; }

public string WAT_CON_STA { get; set; }

// public DbSet BUI_TAB {get;set;}

// public DbSet CUS_TAB {get;set;}

}

////////////////////........................this is my controller code....................//////////////////////////////////

public ActionResult searchpin1(string searchpin, LiberiaWaterBillingApplication.Models.BILLING_TABLE billmodel)

{

int searchpinint = Convert.ToInt16(searchpin);

List CustomerVMlist = new List();

CustomerVMlist = (from b in db1.BUI_TAB

join c in db1.CUS_TAB on b.CUS_ID equals c.CUS_ID

where b.PIN_NUM == searchpinint

select new

{

b.NEW_TAR,

b.ASS_QTY,

b.ASS_UNI,

b.BUI_TYP,

c.ZON_NAM_NEW,

c.ZON_COD_NEW,

c.WAT_CON_STA,

c.SUR_NAM,

c.OTH_NAM

});

//if (pin_details == null)

// {

//billmodel.= " You have not enetered a Pinnmumber";

//}

// else

//{ }

return View(CustomerVMlist);

}

//////////////......................this is my View..................//////////////////////////

@model IEnumerable

@{

ViewBag.Title = "Newsearch";

Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";

}