You need to write code this way. @Html.Raw("<tr>") Copy the below code and paste it into your view. it will work. @model IEnumerable<FairShare.Models.Product> @{ ViewBag.Title = "Products"; } <h2> Auctions</h2> <table border="1"> <col width="192" /> @{int i = 0;} @foreach (var item in Model) { if (item.DateEnd.Subtract(DateTime.Now).TotalMinutes > -5) { if (i == 0) { @Html.Raw("<tr>") } <td> <a href="/ProductDetails/Index?productID=@item.ID"> <img src="Images/@item.ImageName" width="192" height="108"/> </a> <br /> <a href="/ProductDetails/Index?productID=@item.ID">@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.ShortTitle)</a><br /> @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.ShortDescription)<br /> <div style="color: red;">@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.TimeLeft)</div> <div style="color: green;"> Current bid: @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.CurrentBid)</div> </td> i = i + 1; if (i == 5) { @Html.Raw("</tr>") i = 0; } } } </table>